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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: 70-year-old Worcester resident with legal status detained at Logan Airport, immigration advocates say
+5:00: O'Connor's Restaurant to resume regular hours tomorrow
-Earlier: Legendary Worcester restaurant O'Connor's halts public dining
+5:00: 210 Sports: Railers need improvements for the 2025-26 season
+Noon: Central Mass. health alliance to disband after 15 years
+Noon: Preservation Worcester's Jane Week has walks, talks and celebrations
+Noon: Listen Up: Alyssa Haze drops jazzy, emotional "Mind of Mine"
+Noon: Worcesteria: 80 years after Holocaust ends, Hamas attacks renew pain
+Noon: Holy Cross professor: Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they’ll be picking his successor
+Noon: Last Call: Emma Duprey, director of nursing at Thrive Support & Advocacy
-Crumbling stairwell to be replaced at Federal Plaza Garage in Worcester
-Transportation advocates call for Worcester to adopt bus rapid transit service
-Train platform at Union Station closed until May 23rd
-Clark, WPI international students regain legal status to study; visas still in question
-City Council seeks full picture on D.O.J. report; police defend record
-Rev. Richard Reidy installed as sixth Bishop of Norwich Diocese
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (1:26:46): Search for Worcester’s next school superintendent
-Radio Worcester (16:04): With Worcester schools in transition, familiar voice urges stability over speed
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Table Hoppin': Worcester Public Market welcomes 2 new vendors
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 16-year-old
-Worcester landlord says he's latest victim of "professional tenants"
-Child bending over to tie shoes struck by pickup in Southbridge parking lot
-Dates announced for 12th annual Worcester Caribbean American Carnival, third annual Kiddies Cultural Festival
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Good Neighbors lauded for 30th year
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Faced with future deficits, Shrewsbury leaders debate when to ask for override
-When will the Westborough library close for move to Community Center?
-Police: Webster woman arrested for leading officers on multi-town chase, prompting highway closure
-Winchendon traffic stop uncovers crack and heroin; 2 arrested
-Leominster City Council reviews violations at marijuana facility, hears opposition to horse racing proposal
-Athol treasurer encourages residents to collect $67,000 in uncashed checks
-Grafton teen on All American trapshooting team
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Singer Roger Salloom comes back to Worcester for show at WCUW
-Veteran rockers hit Palladium for the Chaos & Carnage music festival
-Joe Cocker, who has many Worcester ties, to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
-Museum will explore "Heavenly Excess"
>OPINION: Laura McCarthy-Ha: Unique ways to celebrate Mother's Day in Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 332 (29:10): Talking Sports with Ron's Grandson
-Green Worcester Summit (55:54): Rooted resilience
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to retired Worcester firefighter
>SPORTS: Celtics win series with 120-89 rout of Orlando
-Patriots rookie free agent signings
-Jordon Hudson releases fiery Bill Belichick email in latest twist
-Belichick insiders call Jordon a "runaway train"
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 10-2
-Holy Cross men’s basketball completes incoming class
-WooSox fall to Toledo, 4-2
>CARS: General Motors recalls 877,000 trucks, S.U.V.s over faulty engine
>NATIONAL: The "dirtiest" U.S. city revealed
-Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre's heartbreaking final days before suicide revealed
>TRAGIC: Student drowns after rescuing friend during Cancun vacation
>NEW ENGLAND: R.I. police search for "clandestine graves" amid string of deaths
-Karen Read trial analysis | Jen McCabe testifies, phone data questions, ARCCA ruling (20:45)
>COLLEGES: Class project at Clark turns into campus movement
-Record-breaking admissions cause major change to Holy Cross’ first-year housing
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 spectacular sand dunes around the world
>BUSINESS: UPS to slash 20,000 jobs over tariff turmoil
-Shipments from China to drop by 35% due to tariffs: Port of L.A. chief
-LPL Financial Research: Softer tone on China is encouraging, but some caution still advised
-People tired of hearing same cost-cutting tips over and over (1:47)
>SHOPPING: Amazon sellers opt out of Prime Day as tariffs hammer profit margins: report
>HEALTH: Is milk currently safe to drink? Doctor issues warning about pasteurized dairy
-Mom of 2 credits ChatGPT with saving her life by helping detect cancer -- which doctors missed
>FOOD: McDonald's makes first permanent menu item change since 2021
>TV/STREAMING: Peacock streaming cancellations — "Based On A True Story," Steph Curry’s "Mr. Throwback" and more
>MOVIES: Will Forte celebrates "Coyote vs. Acme" rescue after scrapping
>CELEBRITY: Meghan Markle accused of copying author with Netflix show
>ANIMALS: Little dog who was abandoned in the woods is full of joy now (2:07)
>HISTORY: The Hindenburg flies over Commerce High in 1936
>GOOD NEWS: Children with disabilities introduced to golf at Northbridge course
-Meanwhile, why everyone is talking about "100 men and a gorilla" right now
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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